Man arrested after assault leaves victim in critical condition

Lincolnshire Police have found the body of a missing Lincoln boy.

The force appealed at around 4pm on Sunday, April 11, to find Daniel Coupland, 16, from Lincoln, after he went missing.

At 9.30pm police said that a body has been found, which has been identified as the missing boy.

In a statement, Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to sincerely thank the media and the public for their support with this appeal and request that the family be given time to process this devastating news without intrusion or speculation.”

A 16-year-old male was treated for puncture wounds after he was stabbed in Lincoln on Saturday night.

It happened at around 10.30pm on April 10, in the Nettleham Road and Outer Circle Road junction area.

The 16-year-old was walking along the road when he was attacked and stabbed.

He suffered puncture wounds to his lungs and was taken to hospital in Nottingham, but was later discharged. Police said the injuries were not serious.

Lincolnshire Police later arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

He was in custody for questioning and officers are expected to release more details on Monday.

Investigators were also seen carrying out door to door enquiries in the area on Sunday morning.

— Anyone with information can call Lincolnshire Police on 101 and reference incident 497 of April 10.

Police are looking for a driver who scared off a group of people who were trying to rob a woman in Lincolnshire.

It happened at around 2.30am, on the morning of Thursday, April 8, when a woman was out running along the A16 near Holton-le-Clay.

The woman become aware of several unknown persons following her on pushbikes.

Police said the offenders knocked her over, and assaulted her by kicking and punching her, causing cuts to her head and bruising to her hips.

During the assault the offenders unsuccessfully attempted to take her mobile phone.

Following the appearance of an unknown vehicle on the A16, the offenders ran off in a direction not seen by victim.

Lincolnshire Police said in a statement: “This was clearly a very frightening ordeal for the victim and will be of concern to the community.

“We would like to be clear that the victim believes this to be an attempted robbery. There is no evidence or suggestion of sexual assault.

“We will investigate meticulously any evidence that comes to light and would like to urge anyone with information to come forward.

“We would specifically like to speak with the driver of the vehicle that passed at the time, causing the offenders to flee.”

If you have any information to assist the investigation, contact Lincolnshire Police in one of the following ways.

• Call 101 with reference 221 of April 8
• Email [email protected] – don’t forget to include incident reference 221 of April 8 in the subject
• Report anonymously via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online https://crimestoppers-uk.org/